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7100.0080

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7100.0090

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The official policy and purpose of the state of Minnesota in regard to these matters is set forth in Minnesota Statutes 1971, sections 116.21 to 116.35, which are stated in part as follows:

"Section 116.21. Nutrients in cleaning agents and water conditioners, control; statement of policy.

The legislature seeks to encourage the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency through the passage of sections 116.21 to 116.35, to set standards limiting the amount of nutrients in various cleaning agents and water conditioning agents. The legislature realizes that the nutrients contained in many of these products serve a valuable purpose in increasing their overall effectiveness, but we are also aware that they overstimulate the growth of aquatic life and eventually lead to an acceleration of the natural eutrophication process of our state's waters. Limitations imposed under sections 116.21 to 116.35 should, however, be made taking the following factors into consideration:

(1) The availability of safe, nonpolluting and effective substitutes.

(2) The difference in the mineral content of water in various parts of the state.

(3) The differing needs of industrial, commercial, and household users of cleaning agents and chemical water conditioners.

(a) Prescribing, for the purpose of section 116.23, nutrients and the maximum permissible concentration, if any, of a prescribed nutrient in any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner;

(b) Respecting the manner in which the concentration of any prescribed nutrient in a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner shall be determined; and

(c) Requiring persons who manufacture in Minnesota any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner to maintain books and records necessary for the proper enforcement of sections 116.21 to 116.35 and regulations thereunder, and to submit samples of cleaning agents or water conditioners to the Pollution Control Agency."

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The following controls, prohibitions, or restrictions hereby adopted and established shall apply to all ingredients of cleaning agents and chemical water conditioners distributed, sold, offered, or exposed for sale in the state of Minnesota within the scope of parts 7100.0150 to 7100.0240.

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No person shall sell, offer, expose for sale, or distribute for use in Minnesota any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which contains a prescribed nutrient in a concentration that is greater than the prescribed maximum permissible concentration of that nutrient in that cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner.

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The provisions of this rule shall be severable, and the validity of any lettered paragraph or any subparagraph or subdivision thereof shall not make void any other lettered paragraph, subparagraph, subdivision, or any other part thereof.

Subp. 4.

Dishwashing machine.

"Dishwashing machine" means equipment manufactured for the purpose of cleaning dishes, glassware, and other utensils involved in food preparation, consumption, or use, using a combination of water agitation and high temperature.

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The concentration by weight of prescribed nutrient in any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner shall be determined by the current applicable method prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (A.S.T.M.).

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In any case where, upon application of the responsible person or persons, the agency finds that by reason of exceptional circumstances the strict enforcement of any provision of parts 7100.0150 to 7100.0240 would cause undue hardship; that the use of cleaning or water conditioning agents containing phosphorus in excess of the permissible levels set forth herein is necessary for the public health, safety, or welfare; or that strict conformities with these limits would be unreasonable, impractical, or not feasible under the circumstances, the agency in its discretion may permit a variance therefrom upon such conditions as it may prescribe for prevention, control, or abatement of pollution in harmony with the general purpose of parts 7100.0150 to 7100.0240 and the intent of applicable state and national laws.